United Rentals, the Stamford-based equipment-rental firm, has added seven new locations in the United States and one in Canada.

The company has added branches in Beacon Falls, Conn.; Raleigh, N.C.; Detriot; Cincinnati; Salt Lake City; Southaven, Mo.; Mobile, Ala.; and Brantford, Ontario. United Rentals has 883 rental locations spread across 49 states and 10 provinces in Canada, according to a press release.

"We're continuing to implement a major expansion of our specialty lines of business, following significant growth in 2013," Paul McDonnell, senior vice president of specialty operations, said in a statement. "These eight openings are part of a broader plan for 2014 that will include additions to all of our specialty lines, including the pump network we acquired in April."

The new locations will serve various areas of United Rentals' market. The Detroit, Raleigh, Cincinnati and Salt Lake City branches will offer solutions in engineered power, ventilation, heating and cooling to industrial, commercial and government customers. The Beacon Falls and Brantford locations will provide worker training, engineered excavation support and confined space entry systems, while the Southaven and Mobile branches will be involved in onsite tool management like inventory tracking and maintenance.

United Rentals provides more than 3,000 classes of equipment for rentals with a total original cost of $8.42 billion, according to the release. The company employs 12,400 people across the country and has amassed a client base of construction and industrial firms, municipalities, utilities and homeowners. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "URI," United Rentals saw its stock fall 69 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $117.64 in trading Wednesday.